Latitude: 51.3942 / 51°23'39"N
Longitude: 0.1674 / 0°10'2"E
OS Eastings: 550882
OS Northings: 168363
OS Grid: TQ508683
Mapcode National: GBR S2.YPH
Mapcode Global: VHHP5.V7B0
Plus Code: 9F3295V8+MW
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01cj04
What Three Birds: wallcreeper.vireo.dunnock
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BR8 7BU is a primarily residential postcode in Swanley, Kent. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is C.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are mostly houses and flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £7,821 to £1,294,002 with an average of £225,818.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 2003 and 2006, between 1930 and 1949 and between 1950 and 1966.
24% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D, C and B.
Commercial rateable values range from £8,800 to £228,000 with an average of £60,868. The most common recorded business types are Offices and School.
Swanley is a town, which had a population of 16,226 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 113 people resident in BR8 7BU, of which 50 were male and 63 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
BR8 7BU is in the London travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the West Kent Primary Care Trust.
BR8 7BU is approximately 79m (259ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in BR8 7BU
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing BR8 7BU
8d2: Hard-Pressed Living - Migration and Churn - Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for BR8 7BU
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near BR8 7BU include Aldi, Asda, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of BR8 7BU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Sevenoaks District Council
Ward
Swanley St Mary's
Councillors
Lesley Dyball (Conservative)
Jackie Griffiths (Labour)
Cathy Morgan (Conservative)
County Council
Kent
Electoral Division
Swanley
County Councillor
Perry Cole (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Sevenoaks
MP
Laura Trott (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for BR8 7BU.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near BR8 7BU.
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
St Mary's Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7BU
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley
Sycamore Drive, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7AY
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Horizon Primary Academy
Hilda May Avenue, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7BT
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Crockenhill Primary School
The Green, Crockenhill, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8JG
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DA
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Wilmington Grange, Parsons Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7BB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Goddington Lane, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9SH
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Beths Grammar School
Hartford Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1NE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Dartford Science & Technology College
Heath Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2LY
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Shepherds Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2NT
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.